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Paul Kerensa: Back to the Futon Pt2: Dude, Where's My Hoverboard?
Published on Sunday, 09 August 2015
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Pleasance Courtyard (venue website)
Comedy
3-6, 8-12, 14-19, 21-25 Aug, 12:45pm-2:15pm

 Recommended for age 14+ only.

Take reviews with a pinch of salt? Like to see for yourself before you make up your mind? Then Pick Of The Fringe is made for you. An old-fashioned variety show with a typical Fringe spin, Mervyn Stutter's now-traditional lunchtime slot gives you the chance to sample a number of acts, all hoping to tempt you along to the full version of their routine.

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Spillikin – A Love Story
Published on Saturday, 08 August 2015
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Pleasance Dome (venue website)
Comedy
1-10, 13-17, 20-24 Aug, 11:00pm-12:00am

 Recommended for age 16+ only.

The late-night comedy showcase is an Edinburgh staple. Comedians do their regular shows during the day or early evening, and then (perhaps after a mild libation) pitch up for a ten-minute turn as part of a line-up of Fringe talent. But Set List, which won one of our Editors’ Choice awards back in 2011, delivers a creative twist on this familiar format – mixing in a refreshing dose of genuine spontaneity and innovation.

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The Soaking of Vera Shrimp
Published on Saturday, 08 August 2015
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Zoo (venue website)
Dance and Physical Theatre
18-25 Aug, 9:30pm-10:30pm

 Recommended for age 14+ only.

And now for something completely different. We discovered this engrossing, surprising piece of dance theatre at last year’s Brighton Fringe – and following an acclaimed run in London, it’s on its way to Edinburgh for one week only. A solitary woman embodies a whole host of characters, transforming her voice at the same time as she shapes her body, capturing their essence with both her movement and her tone.

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Hari Sriskantha: Like Breath on a Mirror
Published on Saturday, 08 August 2015
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Pleasance Courtyard (venue website)
Theatre
1-24 Aug, 1:00pm-2:00pm

 Recommended for age 12+ only.

Despite his role as the eponymous “naughty boy” in The Life Of Brian, the late Graham Chapman arguably remains the least-known of the Monty Python crew. In this one-man show – which impressed us on its debut run at the 2011 Buxton Fringe – the versatile George Telfer tells Chapman’s personal story, playing an array of characters to probe below the surface and deliver some true revelations for even the best-read of Python fans.

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According to Arthur...
Published on Sunday, 31 May 2015
4

4 stars

Laughing Horse @ The Free Sisters (venue website)
Comedy
1-25 Aug, 12:15pm-1:15pm
Reviewed by Mathilda Gregory

 Free and unticketed. No pre-booking required.
 Recommended for age 16+ only.

It seems an injustice Greg Akerman isn’t better known. His Fringe shows are cleverly-constructed, convoluted rides, which waver between stand-up and spoken word, and throw away more clever ideas than some workaday comedians have in a decade of Edinburghs. But perhaps that is part of his charm. And with so much of his material focused on his desire to become famous, it’s worrying what will become of his comedy if he achieves it.

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Man Up, Jonny Fluffypunk
Published on Saturday, 30 May 2015
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3 stars

Zoo (venue website)
Theatre
2-17 Aug, 9:30pm-10:30pm
Reviewed by Richard Stamp

 Family-friendly. Suitable for all ages.

When was the last time a news story moved you to tears? For me it was back in 2010, when thirty-three men were dragged back to daylight from the depths of a Chilean mine. A billion people watched, so they say, and this ambitious piece of theatre from the Bristol-based Wardrobe Ensemble tracks backwards and forwards from that moment – rewinding to the point when the mine collapsed and the men were entombed, and spooling onward to life after their dramatic release.

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Hurricane Michael
Published on Saturday, 30 May 2015
4

4 stars

Northern Stage at St Stephen’s
Theatre
3-5, 7-12 Aug, 8:05pm-9:05pm
Reviewed by Richard Stamp

 Recommended for age 14+ only.

As you’ll learn within the first few moments of this heart-warming one-man play, every superhero has to wear a cape. But that’s the only thing that’s conventionally “super” about the titular Captain Amazing. Yes, he can fly, but he’s astonishingly uncharismatic; he often gets tongue-tied, and he’s going rather bald. He is, in short, a perfectly average bloke: a husband, a father, a shop assistant. Those are the things which define this particular superhero’s secret double life.

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The Butterfly Catcher
Published on Wednesday, 27 May 2015
4

4 stars

C venues - C nova (venue website)
Dance and Physical Theatre
31 Jul, 1-11, 13-26 Aug, 2:00pm-3:10pm
Reviewed by Jane Bristow

 Family-friendly. Suitable for all ages.

Performed by Strung Up Theatre, a new company based in Cambridge, I was intrigued by a show that promised both fourteenth-century literature and aerial acrobats. Still, I was surprised by what turned out to be a lively, thoroughly engaging and frequently surreal adaption of one of Chaucer’s less famous Canterbury Tales.

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The Tale of Tommy O'Quire
Published on Monday, 25 May 2015
2

2 stars

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall (venue website)
Musicals
2-3, 5-10 Aug, 10:30pm-12:30am
Reviewed by Ellen Macpherson

 Recommended for age 16+ only.

You know you're at the Fringe when you come across a rock-opera adaptation of an Oscar Wilde play, done by sixth-formers. And as appreciative as I am of innovation and youth theatre, I'm just not sure this production matched the right music and atmosphere to the right play. Quite frankly, I found it a little sacrilegious, with very little of a Wildean quality to it. That said, I wouldn't be surprised if I saw some familiar faces in Fringe productions in a few years: once their voices mature a little more, this cast will be a musical force to beat.

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All The Nice Girls
Published on Saturday, 23 May 2015
4

4 stars

Gilded Balloon Teviot (venue website)
Comedy
31 Jul, 1-11, 13-18, 20-26 Aug, 5:30pm-6:30pm
Reviewed by Mathilda Gregory

 Recommended for age 16+ only.

The good Rev Obadiah Steppenwolfe has been around on the comedy circuit, and at the Edinburgh Fringe, for a while. If you’ve seen him before, you will know what to expect; and this is the kind of show it’s probably better to see with at least an inkling of what to expect, because this particular comic is certainly an acquired taste. His brand of super-shocking comedy works well here, as he plays host to that Edinburgh staple, the celebrity chat show.

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